Lucidchart.com – We learned about two tools last month lucidchart and dabbleboard that allow participants to collectively work on graphic organizers. The primary function is for flow charts but also lends itself to diagrams and organizational tables. We learned two months ago about an intelligence that specializes in visual understanding and literacy. These two, online and free, web applications were built to communicate information for a visual learner as well as allowing a visual learner to communicate what they have learned. Our school used to purchase licensing for a program called Inspiration, which starts with a single license at $59. The problem is not every computer needs it and not every teacher used it. Another solution would be to allow students to use LucidChart, which they can do from the schools computer lab or a computer connected to the internet outside school. This is of course also the web applications drawback, you need access to the internet which is only becoming more and more prolific every day and therefore less and less of an issue. These applications may be of use to those who like the picture but are looking for a 21st Century solution.
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